Other Systems
FreeBSD 8.0 installation walk-through
This week’s techmail is FreeBSD 8.0 installation walk-through where I take a look at a quick install of FreeBSD 8.0. I’ve toyed with FreeBSD for many years and it’s never really appealed to me beyond a curiosity because Linux is so capable. I’ve also gotten used to (or spoiled by, perhaps) the GNU command line [...]
DIY pfSense firewall system beats others for features, reliability, and security
This week’s TechMail was DIY pfSense firewall system beats others for features, reliability, and security which takes a look at pfSense which is, in my opinion, one of the best open source firewall systems around. I’ve used quite a few, and for a long time when I was developing Annvix, used it as a firewall [...]
Win7 upgrade – silly, yet boring
Well, I bought a new computer about a month ago or so, and got my Win7 upgrade disc today. I’ve got Vista on one drive, and Fedora 12 on the other (Vista is around for gaming and that’s about it). So I decided to go through the steps of the Win7 upgrade. Well.. the HP [...]
Windows 7 House Party
No, I’m not throwing one although it would be amusing… sad thing is, I’m geekish and all my friends know it, and a large majority of them (also sadly) use Windows yet I think if I threw a Windows 7 house party… no one would show. I’m quite certain all my friends would think it [...]
Blackberry Storm Themes
I was hunting around yesterday to find some themes for my Blackberry Storm. When I first got it, there was one theme to choose from, but now there’s a whole bunch of them, so I figured I’d note them here so I don’t have to look for them again when I get bored of the [...]
Mac, Linux, Windows, YouTube.. scary
Was poking around and found some amusing “get a mac” ads on YouTube, done SouthPark style: South Park Mac vs PC South Park Mac vs PC vs Linux OMG… YouTube is scary. You should check out this fellow trying to explain Why Linux is Better Than Windows. I think this guy wrote his script, drank [...]